unaccustomed

[uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd]

adjective

1. not accustomed accustomed or habituated.

   to be unaccustomed to hardships.

2. unusual; unfamiliar.

   A brief after-dinner speech is an unaccustomed pleasure.

   Synonyms: unexpected, peculiar, curious, extraordinary, uncommon

unaccustomed

/ ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd /

adjective

1. (foll by to) not used (to)

   unaccustomed to pain

2. not familiar; strange or unusual

Other Word Forms

• unaccustomedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unaccustomed¹

First recorded in 1520–30; un- ¹ + accustomed

Example Sentences

Syd, unaccustomed to elevators, let alone crowded ones, had to be pulled in, then splat like a cartoon character on the floor each time there was a shift down.

From Los Angeles Times

The scorching heat has also taken a toll on residents, who are unaccustomed to living in such high temperatures.

From BBC

Murderbot is stoic but awkward and unaccustomed to human emotions, which it learns about by surreptitiously watching hours of soap operas.

From Los Angeles Times

To have lived their whole lives unaccustomed to the smell of cigarettes lingering on clothes after a night out.

From BBC

His memory lapse hasn’t made folks meaner — it’s just made Paul unaccustomed to the hassle.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ignorant 
• uninformed